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The 2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010 to choose the Lieutenant Governor of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado, who was appointed to the office, ran for election to a full term and was defeated by Democratic Mayor Gavin Newsom of San Francisco. Lieutenant Governor Newsom started his four-year term on 10 January 2011.
The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for lieutenant governor.[1] Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Newsom | 1,308,860 | 55.5 | |
| Janice Hahn | 780,115 | 33.3 | |
| Eric Korevaar | 257,349 | 10.9 | |
| Total votes | 2,346,324 | 100.00 | |
| Voter turnout | 31.0% | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abel Maldonado (incumbent) | 939,370 | 43.6 | |
| Sam Aanestad | 668,345 | 31.0 | |
| Dave Harris | 180,960 | 8.4 | |
| Bert Davis | 130,486 | 6.1 | |
| Scott Levitt | 126,023 | 5.8 | |
| Yvonne Girard | 111,554 | 5.1 | |
| Total votes | 2,156,738 | 100.00 | |
| Voter turnout | 41.3% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Independent | Jim King | 38,638 | 100 | |
| Green | James Castillo | 19,462 | 100 | |
| Libertarian | Pamela Brown | 18,276 | 100 | |
| Peace and Freedom | C. T. Weber | 3,813 | 100 | |
| Poll source | Dates administered | Gavin Newsom | Dean Florez | Janice Hahn | Alan Lowenthal | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin and Associates | October 3—7, 2009 | — | 8% | 24% | 7% | 61% |
| Tulchin Research | January 2010 | 33% | 15% | 17% | — | 35% |
| Poll source | Dates administered | Abel Maldonado (R) | Gavin Newsom (D) | Undecided/other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Times/USC | October 13–20, 2010 | 37% | 41% | 5% |
| SurveyUSA | October 15–18, 2010 | 37% | 43% | 6% |
| The Field Poll | September 25, 2010 | 35% | 39% | 26% |
| Survey USA | September 19–21, 2010 | 41% | 44% | 11% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 14–16, 2010 | 36% | 39% | 24% |
| Survey USA | August 31-September 1, 2010 | 39% | 44% | 15% |
| Survey USA | August 8–11, 2010 | 42% | 43% | 15% |
| The Field Poll | June 22–25, 2010 | 34% | 43% | 23% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gavin Newsom | 4,917,880 | 50.12% | +1.00% | |
| Republican | Abel Maldonado (incumbent) | 3,820,971 | 38.94% | -6.15% | |
| Libertarian | Pamela Brown | 574,636 | 5.85% | +4.18% | |
| American Independent | Jim King | 184,901 | 1.88% | +1.08% | |
| Green | James Castillo | 163,982 | 1.67% | -1.13% | |
| Peace and Freedom | C. T. Weber | 116,346 | 1.19% | +0.68% | |
| Independent | Karen England (write-in) | 34,119 | 0.35% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 9,812,835 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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